#Honolua

Rehabilitated coral fragments damaged by a grounded luxury yacht more than two years ago were returned yesterday to Honolua Bay on Maui’s northwestern coast.

Four Honolua Surf Co. stores, two Quiksilver, two Billabong and two Volcom stores are set to shut down on Maui after their current inventory sells out, probably near the end of April.

DOBOR and DAR have approved the owner’s salvage plan, which aims for a Feb. 12-17 removal timeframe. However, the owner is having difficulty in identifying and hiring a salvage company to remove the vessel because a number of companies have already indicated they are not available or are not willing to take on the project.

The owners of the luxury yacht Nakoa want a formal contested case hearing to fight a $1.8 million fine assessed last month by the Board of Land and Natural Resources.

A project to install fencing in West Maui to keep invasive, hoofed animals out of key watershed forests, has a mutually beneficial goal of enhancing human health and environmental well-being.

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued for the North Shore from Waiheʻe to Hoʻokipa and West Maui from Honolua to Puʻu Kekaʻa “Black Rock” on Maui.

A man believed to be in his 60s was pulled from waters at Honolua Bay on Tuesday afternoon, fire officials confirm.

Work to remove fuel, other pollutants, and batteries from the grounded 94-foot-long luxury yacht Nakoa, will continue today (Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023) at Honolua Bay in northwest Maui. The State will bill the yacht’s owner for reimbursement of the $460,000 salvage cost, and for additional staff and administrative costs, and take legal action if necessary.

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued for the North Shore of Maui from Maliko to Waiheʻe, and West Maui from Honolua to Honokōwai.

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued for the North shore from Maliko to Waiheʻe, and for West Maui from Honolua to Honokōwai.

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued at Honolua to Fleming Beach Park in West Maui. Heavy rain has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters.

The island wide Brown Water Advisory for Maui has been canceled; however, a Brown Water Advisory remains in place for the North Shore of Maui from Waiheʻe to Hoʻokipa and West Maui from Honolua to Kahekili “Airport” Beach Park.

The Brown Water Advisory that was in effect for the entire island of Maui has since been canceled; however, parts of the island remain under a Brown Water Advisory including the North Shore (Waiheʻe to Hoʻokipa) and West Maui (Honolua to Kahekili Beach Park).

The holding pattern at the lululemon Maui Pro, the final stop on the World Surf League Women’s Championship Tour, will continue with the competition called OFF on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 28 and 29. 

The lululemon Maui Pro, the final stop on the World Surf League Women’s Championship Tour, will be OFF again today (Wednesday, Nov. 27) due to lack of swell conditions at Honolua Bay.

A Brown Water Advisory has been issued for West Maui from Honolua to Honokōwai.

The Department of Health Clean Water Branch reports that heavy rain has resulted in stormwater runoff entering into coastal waters at the location.

The Beachwaver Maui Pro at Honolua and the Jaws Challenge at Peʻahi on Maui have been called ON.

Access to the Honolua Bay Marine Life Conservation District in West Maui in now re-opened after having been closed since Tuesday afternoon, June 26, 2018.

The victim, a 44-year-old man visiting from Kent, Washington was snorkeling alone on Maui when he reportedly ran into some sort of trouble and waved for help.